Anders andersen pindstofte



v(No Model.) I Y A. A. PINDSTFTE.

BOTTLE WASHER.

INVENTEIFK" 'WlTNESSES- UNITED STATE-s PATIENT riarcn.l

ANDRS-ANDERSEN PINDSTOFTE OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

.BOTTLE-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,054, dated J' une 11, 1895.

Application filed July 5, 1 893. Serial No. 479,671. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ANDERS ANDERsEN PINDs'TOFTE, manufacturer, subject. to the4 be rinsed, by the attendant, and whereby the operation is calculated to facilitate rapid work, all as hereinafter fully described, ref-V erence being liiade to the accom panying drawings, in whichy Figure l is a sectional elevation of my'improved apparatus as arranged with avertical supply-pipe for the water-jet, with a sectional' for being rinsed. Fig. 2 is a sectional eleva-v tion of my said improved apparatus with a horizontal supply-pipe for the water-jet, and also with a sectional elevation of a bottle in the position for being rinsed.

A represents a vertical valve case in Fig. 1, and A represents a horizontal valve case in Fig. 2, each having a vertical jet nozzle D branching out of one side, and both adapted to connect at the receiving end with a water supply pipe B. c represents the valves each fitted on the end of a rod b, extending through a stuffing box h in the head of the valve case.

vIn Fig. l the rod is connected to the short lever w, having its fulcrum pivot in the standard fn, supported on the head of the valve case and its free end bearing under and against the lever V, which is pivoted in another standard m, also supported on the head of the valve case. Inside of the vertical valve case A, is a coiled spring d, seated at @,and compressed Vunder and by the disk f, secured to the valve rod in the upper part ot' case A so as to raise the rod and close the valve when Vrelieved of overpowering down pressure of the levers. v In Fig. 2, the valve rod b, is connected at g to the vertical arm of the elbow lever V3 having its fulcrum pivot at k in the head of its valve case, and having the weight K at the extremity of its horizontal arm. Lever V3 is 5 5 connected by links V2, with lever V, which has its fulcrum at Z, in t-he standard m. The levers V and V both have their free ends perforated vertically as at o, and said ends are arranged in the relation to the nozzles D, 6o

whereby they project upward through these perforations suitably for entering the mouths of the bottles F inverted and placed over them so as to rest on the levers as shown in the drawings. l

The perforations o areV sufficiently larger than the nozzles to allow the levers to fall and ris'esufficiently for opening and closing the valves.

It will be seen that with the spring or weight 7.o

adjusted to slightly overbalance the bottle, a bottle placed on the lever V or V as shown in the drawings and held so that its weightr/gtends to press the lever down, and being also slightly pressed thereon by the one holding it, the valve will be opened and a jet of water Vwill be projected into the bottle to rinse it and when the bottle is lifted the valve will'be closed. With the spring or weightthus adjusted the work of the attendant amounts to 8o but little more than placing and'removing the bottles and is thus rendered very easy and expeditious.

The valve case A is provided with a drop tubep plugged at the lower end suitably for the collection and removal of any sediment that may be precipitated in the water.

I claime h The combination with the valve case andV the automatic closing valvetherein', of the oo vertical jet nozzle having com municatiouwith said case above the valve, the lever having the perforated free end embracing the nozzle suitably for forming a'seat for the mouth of the inverted bottle having the nozzle entered 95 "FIN 

